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Trump administration appeals latest order freezing rule on mail-in voting
The Trump administration has appealed a federal judge's order that temporarily blocked new regulations restricting mail in voting. Learn more here.
By Shauneen Miranda · 2026-08-23T19:00:36.863Z
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration is appealing a federal judge’s temporary pause on a U.S. Postal Service regulation that places new restrictions on mail in voting, according to a Friday court filing https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/73133197/221/league of women voters of massachusetts v trump/ . The administration is headed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit to try to halt U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s temporary restraining order https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/judge reinstates pause trump order limiting mail ballots issued late Thursday that froze for two weeks an administration plan to carry out parts of an earlier executive order https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/trump signs order seeking curb vote mail bid control state election laws to limit vote by mail. Talwani’s order in a Massachusetts federal court reinstated a pause she lifted after the U.S. Supreme Court https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/us supreme court lifts pause trump mail ballot order on Monday handed a temporary procedural victory to Trump on his March executive order to curb mail in voting. Democrat led states and voting rights https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/new challenges trump mail voting order arrive after us supreme court ruling groups refiled lawsuits earlier this week to try to stop the administration from implementing a final rule that executes Trump’s executive order. They argue the rule impedes states’ power to administer elections, comes too close to the November midterms to be implemented and would disenfranchise voters that depend on mail in voting. The administration says the rule will help secure elections, though it has not offered evidence that fraudulent mail in voting is a major problem. The administration said in a Thursday brief the regulation did not affect election administration and dealt only with the federal mail.